Middle-aged Maverick

Tag: career

  • Don’t Be Afraid

    Screenshot Saturday This screenshot was taken March 25, 2021. I’m not sure what compelled me to save this quote at that moment in my life. It was early in 2021. My mother-in-law was still alive, though we were growing more and more concerned about her health. I can’t remember if I had already said yes… →

  • Crushing It

    Screenshot Saturday Saturdays are now for sharing screenshots I have taken and saved for a variety of reasons. Today it is not of a motivational quote, but it was inspirational in its own way. This is a comment someone made in reply to a post I made in my yarn swap group on Ravelry. This… →

  • Will Work For Fun

    The snowpocalypse is not supposed to be so snowy after all. Mostly a mix of freezing rain and sleet, which is actually worse. And for my part of the state, we may have some plain cold rain mixed in. So not as bad as other parts of the state and certainly not as bad as… →

  • “Something Good” Sunday—It’s My Life Now

    I go back to work tomorrow. After a solid two weeks off. I think this is the case for many people. And, like many people, I don’t want to go to work tomorrow. I’m going to have to start hard-core planning the summer program I supervise. Another one of the programs I supervise is going… →

  • Money Means You Like Me

    This is the same question that came up on October 24th last year. My answer back then is still pretty spot on. Daily Prompt Response—Alternative Career Path. Even though I still maintain that the worst day at my not-so-new-anymore job is better than any random day at my old job, I have gotten a bit… →

  • Dare to Imagine

    I’ve already taken a pretty big risk. Last year I quit my job of 19 years, right on the eve of a sizable promotion. I was already the interim principal, sorry, “acting administrator”. Couldn’t use the word “principal” in my title until I had my masters degree. To become the actual principal, without the temporary… →

  • Defining Success

    When you think of the word “successful,” who’s the first person that comes to mind and why? I think there’s many ways to define success. Many different aspects of life that people can be successful at. To look at it strictly from a career standpoint, I would say my husband is successful. He’s just a… →

  • Just a Job

    List three jobs you’d consider pursuing if money didn’t matter. It’s awfully bold of WordPress to assume that if money didn’t matter, I would consider pursuing a job at all, much less three. Why would I work if I don’t have to? Isn’t that what volunteering is all about? Which, I’m pretty sure we’ve been… →

  • “Surprise ‘em with a victory cry”

    What is your career plan? I used to be a major fan of the show “Glee”, though I didn’t watch the seasons after they graduated high school. One of my favorite songs that they covered was “Safety Dance”. None of their songs were original, so I know the original is from the 80s. But it… →

  • “Ryan Gosling is waiting for you!”

    What’s a job you would like to do for just one day? I spent a great deal of time last summer thinking about a job that I would like to do. Honestly, I loved job searching! It was the first time in my life I let myself think about doing something other than being a… →